the velveteen rabbit quote reminded me of a situation in my martial arts profession. i practice a chinese taoist art so we are largely informal. and then theres japanese bushido which is all about “honor” - to me it often feels like those ideals of honor get hoisted onto all artists; onto me
but i don’t perform honor. i embody it. more as i grow
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this is raw for me bc someone in my professional laugh tricked me with their vulnerability. until they weren’t. as u say no one’s actually being vulnerable at work. but if ur naive as myself then you get trapped in their web eventually
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my beloved Lioness explores the idea of vulnerability or realness from women in combat roles
and i’m so grateful for ur piece and the wisdom it contains
because i’m a work in progress on this
i would say i'm very real as a person. too real?? maybe
so then i'm trying on professional postures that aren’t so abrasive. and vulnerability felt right
I love that this resonated with you. In my opinion, there is never "too real". But when we navigate a "fake world" realness can be blinding to those who don't want to see.
“One is a performance. The other is a reckoning.” - This is gospel!
I love that you dug this piece, Jake!
Honesty about the truth of vulnerability, I love this writing.
That means so much coming from a soulful person such as yourself, jybyky. Thanks so much for reading this piece.
the velveteen rabbit quote reminded me of a situation in my martial arts profession. i practice a chinese taoist art so we are largely informal. and then theres japanese bushido which is all about “honor” - to me it often feels like those ideals of honor get hoisted onto all artists; onto me
but i don’t perform honor. i embody it. more as i grow
—-
this is raw for me bc someone in my professional laugh tricked me with their vulnerability. until they weren’t. as u say no one’s actually being vulnerable at work. but if ur naive as myself then you get trapped in their web eventually
—-
my beloved Lioness explores the idea of vulnerability or realness from women in combat roles
and i’m so grateful for ur piece and the wisdom it contains
because i’m a work in progress on this
i would say i'm very real as a person. too real?? maybe
so then i'm trying on professional postures that aren’t so abrasive. and vulnerability felt right
thank you for your work Losi!
I love that this resonated with you. In my opinion, there is never "too real". But when we navigate a "fake world" realness can be blinding to those who don't want to see.
i want to be real like ur real, Christy
i appreciate how anytime i get thinking i cant be a baddie anymore that you set me straight - and ur always showing me how anyways !!
bc yeah i see it how youre saying it now! tysm